Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)

The Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential certifies your drive, professionalism, and principles, setting you apart from your peers and positioning you as a leader and mentor in the competitive public relations field. Accreditation is attained by successfully completing both a readiness review conducted by a panel of three peers and a computer-based examination.

The practitioner must demonstrate a general knowledge of the broad field of public relations, and must have a comprehensive understanding of his or her concentration within the field. A member who achieves “Accredited in Public Relations,” or APR, has earned the highest status available to anyone in the public relations profession.

Those individuals listed as “Fellow PRSA” have achieved the APR status, in addition to being nominated and accepted into the PRSA College of Fellows in recognition of contributions to the profession and the community after 20 years of experience in public relations.

CMPRSA is pleased to have the following members who have achieved APR and/or Fellow status:

Elizabeth Driscoll Boyd, APR

Cathy Burke, APR

Andrew D. Corner, MA, APR

Jane L. DePriest, APR

Denise Donohue, APR

Danelle L. Gittus, APR

Carrie Rathbun Hawks, APR

Jennifer Lynn Holton, APR

Josh Hovey, APR,

Douglas Klein, APR

Michelle M. Lantz, APR

Barbara J. Lezotte, APR

Kent Love-Ramirez, APR

Roger L. Martin, APR

Gretchen M. Mensing, APR

Melissa Molenda, APR

Amy L. Morris, APR

Jack Pyle, APR, Fellow PRSA

Anne Readett, APR

Kelly Rossman-McKinney, APR, Fellow PRSA

Kate M. Snyder, APR

Colleen Gehoski Steinman, APR

Monica Ackerson Ware, APR

Fred Woodhams, APR

Sara Wurfel, APR

For more information about earning the APR designation, contact Anne Readette, CMPRSA Accreditation Chair, or visit the PRSA Web site on accreditation.